EMBASSY OF SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE 400 Park Avenue, 7th Floor New York, NY 10022 T: 212 317 0644 F: 212 317 0624
ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW
POPULATION (2020): 219,159 CAPITAL: Sao Tome VISA: Not required for U.S. visitors for stays of less than 15 days. Passport must be valid for six months. HEALTH: A yellow fever certifi cate may be required for travelers coming from an infected area. Protection against hepatitis A, typhoid and malaria is recommended. CURRENCY: Sao Tome Dobre (Db) = 100 centimos EXCHANGE RATE (APPROX.): 20.6Db = $1 TIME: GMT ELECTRICITY: 220 volts DRIVING: Traffi c drives on the right. International permit required
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS (2021): Jan 1, 4; Feb 3; May 1; Jul 12; Sep 6; 30; Dec 25 LANGUAGE: Portugese RELIGION: Catholic with Protestant minority COUNTRY DIAL CODE: +239
CLIMATE The climate is tropical throughout the year, with maximum temperatures of 86F from January to April and slightly lower temperatures from June to August
GETTING THERE
MAJOR GATEWAYS: Sao Tome (TMS) TYPICAL FLYING TIME: From New York, 13.5 hrs via Accra
TOP ATTRACTIONS
Obo National Park Sao Tome National Museum Mercado Municipal Fisherman’s Church Principe Island and San Antonio Sundi and Saint Joaquim Whale watching Jale Ecolodge and sea turtles The annual Auto de Floripes and day-long Tchiloli theatre Bom Bom Island
The tiny island of Rolas is a 20 minute boat ride away
Santo Antonio
A TLANTIC OCEAN
SA O T OME AND PRINCIPE
Principe
Tinhosa Pequena Tinhosa Grande
NIGERIA Santo Amaro Catarina Santa Sao Tome Sao Tome Trinidade Gulf of Guinea
